1. Arrange the boards so that the heart sides are alternately up and down.

This is done to counteract the effects of warping. You can tell the heart side by looking at the annular rings on the ends of the pieces.

2. If possible, arrange them so that, after the joint is made you can plane all the pieces in one direction without splintering any of them.

Occasionally there may be other considerations, such as symmetry, beauty of grain, or defects of surface, that may outweigh either of the above considerations.

3. Mark the pieces so that you can reassemble them in the order and positions selected. Also numbering them 1, 2, 3, etc.

4. "Jomt" the inner edge of piece No. 1, i. e., the edge next to piece No. 2.

Since no face side has been planed, no test can be applied except to sight down from end to end. If, however, the board is not badly in wind or warped, a try-square may be used to get the edge at about right angles to the wide faces.

5. Fit the edge of piece No. 2 that is to come in contact with piece No. 1, to the edge of piece No. 1 that has just been jointed.

Piece No. 2 is not properly fitted until: (1) the wide faces of both boards are approximately in the same plane; and (2) the edges are in contact from end to end and from side to side.

6. Plane and fit each of the remaining joints.

7. Glue and clamp in position.